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F. Leon Harris
1888–1973
United States
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Biography
Fortune Leon Harris (October 26, 1888 – November 2, 1973) was an American civil rights leader and Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He was the first African American elected to a county wide office in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
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